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Ssk (Single Decrease) and Sssk (Double Decrease)

Slip two stitches knitwise one at a time (Figure 1). Insert point of left needle into front of two slipped stitches and knit them together through back loops with right needle (Figure 2).

Figure 1

Figure 2

For Sssk (Double Decrease): Slip three stitches knitwise one at a time. Insert point of left needle into front of three slipped stitches and knit them together with right needle—three stitches reduced to one.